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Arab States Back Israel-Palestinian Peace Talk Proposal

   VOA News 03 March 2010
   United  Arab  Emirates  Foreign  Minister  Sheik  Abdullah  bin  Zayed
   al-Nahyan  (R)  talks  with  his Bahraini counterpart Sheik Khalid bin
   Ahmed al-Khalifa during the Arab foreign ministers meeting at the Arab
   League headquarters in Cairo, 03 Mar 2010

Photo: AP

   United  Arab  Emirates  Foreign  Minister  Sheik  Abdullah  bin  Zayed
   al-Nahyan  (R)  talks  with  his Bahraini counterpart Sheik Khalid bin
   Ahmed al-Khalifa during the Arab foreign ministers meeting at the Arab
   League headquarters in Cairo, 03 Mar 2010

   Arab  foreign ministers meeting in Cairo have agreed to support a U.S.
   proposal for indirect peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis.
   Palestinian  negotiator  Saeb  Erekat  told  reporters  Wednesday that
   members  of  the  Arab League will back the talks for a period of four
   months.
   Palestinian  President  Mahmoud  Abbas,  who  is  attending  the Cairo
   meeting, has said he would abide by the Arab League's decision.
   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also welcomed the decision.
   The  announcement  follows a U.S. offer to mediate discussions between
   the two sides in an effort to revive the stalled peace process.
   On  Tuesday,  a  U.S.  State  Department spokesman, P.J. Crowley, said
   Washington  believes  Israel and the Palestinians are "getting closer"
   to starting a dialogue.
   Talks  broke  down  over  a  year ago.  One of the biggest disputes is
   Israel's  continued settlement activity in territory that Palestinians
   claim for a future state.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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